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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
404 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.DISCUSSION...
An area of low pressure, with its inverted trough stretching
northward across Western New York, will track south of the state
line today with morning rain showers and perhaps a few rumbles of
thunder becoming scattered through the afternoon hours. A few
showers of rain tonight with a cool northeast wind before activity
ends and a period of fair weather commences Thursday through the
start of the weekend.

NYZ201-202000-
Lake Ontario Plains-
404 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

                                Today      Tonight          Thu
Cloud Cover                    Cloudy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type                     Tstms      Showers         None
Chance Precip (%)                  70           30            0
Chance of Thunder (%)              20            0            0
Max/Min Temp                       71           52           76
Min/Max Humidity (%)               73          100           42
AM Wind (mph)                   SE  7                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                E  8 G21     E  6 G22        NE  5
Precip Amount                    0.47         0.05         0.00
Precip Duration                     5            1
Precip Begin                     6 AM   Continuing
Precip End                 Continuing         8 PM
Mixing Height (ft-agl)           2430                      5880
Transport Wind (kts)             E 14         E 12        NE  9
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               34020            0        52920
Dispersion Index                   34            0           53
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-202000-
Southern Tier-
404 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

                                Today      Tonight          Thu
Cloud Cover                    Cloudy       Cloudy        Mcldy
Precip Type                     Tstms      Showers         None
Chance Precip (%)                  70           40            0
Chance of Thunder (%)              20            0            0
Max/Min Temp                       73           56           73
Min/Max Humidity (%)               73          100           61
AM Wind (mph)                    S  7                   Lgt/Var
PM Wind (mph)                   SE  5      Lgt/Var        NE  5
Precip Amount                    0.30         0.06         0.00
Precip Duration                     5            2
Precip Begin                     6 AM   Continuing
Precip End                 Continuing        10 PM
Mixing Height (ft-agl)           2570           30         3720
Transport Wind (kts)            SW  7        NE  9        NE 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft)               17990          270        37200
Dispersion Index                   18            0           37
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs around 70.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the upper 60s.

WIND THURSDAY NIGHT...Light winds.
WIND FRIDAY...North around 5 mph.
WIND SATURDAY...Southeast around 5 mph.
WIND SUNDAY...South around 5 mph.
WIND MONDAY...South around 5 mph.
WIND TUESDAY...West 5 to 10 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal.  Precipitation near normal.

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